Black Camera Selection: First Hand

Author: A Xia
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: Unlike traditional verbal descriptions, news photography speaks with unflinching lenses of the thrilling realities of this century. Amidst humanity filled with violence, hatred, suffering, greed, and perversion, the 20th century experienced intense shocks while dreaming of justice, peace, and development. Perhaps it is the powerful impact of news photographs that has led to people being moved and inspired to take action to eliminate evil. News photography thus writes history while also changing it. For most of us, we have grown accustomed to learning about the world vaguely from newspapers. This habit proves our happiness, as we live in an environment of peace. When we hastily scan distant turmoil and warfare in the evening news each day, we rarely pause to think, let alone comprehend the state of the world and the fate of humanity. However, there is another group of people who must confront these realities directly. They move through the blood and fire of battlefields, not merely to fill news time or space, but more importantly, to become witnesses to the history we are living through. This book meticulously records the unforgettable moments of this century. They come from various angles: war, a movement, a whimsical scientific experiment, nature...